Lakeland city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lakeland city's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
3.3%
2023
1.9%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-42.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.3% | — |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -1.0 pp (-30.3%) |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -1.1 pp (-47.8%) |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +0.7 pp (58.3%) |